Pre-call COVID-19 awareness messages critical in fight against pandemic: Sanjay DhotreThe coronavirus-related awareness messages aimed at leveraging pre-caller tunes for maximum public outreach is considered "indispensable" i...
Over 2.9 lakh cyber security incidents related to digital banking reported in 2020: DhotreThe Minister noted that the rising popularity of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) along with e-commerce has also expanded the scope ...
Government blocked 296 mobile apps since 2014, says Union minister Sanjay DhotreThe minister also said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) -- the requesting agency for blocking of these apps under section 69A of the IT A...
Network gear sourcing under amended general financial rules, says Sanjay DhotreIn response to a question that if the telecom ministry plans to allow the use of Chinese equipment for 5G, Dhotre said 5G technology in tel...
MeitY in process of amending IT rules for intermediaries to make them more accountable: DhotreDhotre said Section 79(1) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, grants intermediaries a conditional immunity with regard to any thi...
Cyber security incidents in India tripled to 3.5 lakh in July, August from Jan-March: Sanjay DhotreDhotre, responding to a question from BJP MP Vishnu Dayal Ram, quoted data from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), saying t...
India's electronic component imports for 2019-20 stand at Rs 1.15 lakh cr: Sanjay DhotreMoS for IT Sanjay Dhotre said the COVID-19 pandemic in China coincided with the Chinese New Year festivities, which extended till mid-Febru...
Malware equipped with data stealing capabilities reported targeting Android mobile devices: DhotreDhotre said the government has taken a number of measures to check malicious apps and enable users to protect their mobile phones, includin...
Govt has no intentions of discontinuing 2G mobile services: Union MoS Sanjay Dhotre“The choice of technology for provision of telecom services are left to the Service Provider as per their respective business consideration...
Telecom sector created 76,359 jobs in two years: Sanjay Dhotre"76,359 jobs have been created since 2018-19 in telecom sector," Dhotre informed the House. A total 40,445 jobs were created in 2018-19 and...
Aadhaar issued to over 90 pc of population: Sanjay DhotreIn a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Sanjay Dhotre said the UIDAI does not maintain urban/rural ...
Balance AGR dues of telcos pegged at Rs 1,30,440 crore: Sanjay DhotreThe government has received Rs 15,896.5 crore payment from telecom companies towards AGR liabilities, placing the remaining dues at Rs 1,30...
Over 26,400 complaints against telcos received by Trai: Sanjay Dhotre"Trai Act, 1997 does not envisage handling of individual consumer complaints by Trai. However, complaints received in Trai (Telecom regulat...
Govt finalising new IT rules for social media entailing traceability of info originatorThe proposed new norms include deployment of technology-based automated tools or appropriate mechanisms for proactively identifying and rem...
India will not compromise on security of telecom networks: Sanjay DhotreThe remarks come in the backdrop of US' concerns over deployment of Huawei telecom gear in new and upcoming networks.
BSNL, MTNL still prominent players: Sanjay Shamrao DhotreSanjay Shamrao Dhotre told ET the two telcos offer competitively priced services.
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Pardeshi had called volunteers of Eco-Pro to Mumbai on Thursday to discuss Dhotre's demands.